Safety razor



Jan 16, 1945. F. A; GAEDE 2,367,571

SAFETY RAZOR Fild A ril 21, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor By @MM.

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F. A. GAIDE SAFETY RAZOR Filed April 21, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheei 2 Inventor w a u g m Patented Jan. 16, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT [OFFICE SAFETY nazoa Frank A. Gaide, South Boston, Mass. 7

' Application April 21, 1944, Serial No. 532,067

3 Claims.

as a handle of the razor and capable of being readily molded of plastic material.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. razor of the above kind in which simple and efficient means is provided for securing a razor blade in shavingposition at one end of the body.

Another object of the invention is to provide a'safety razor of the above kind in which the body is formed with a recess directly behind the exposed edge portion of the razor blade for permitting rearward passage of the soap and hairs during the shaving operation, and in which the soap and hairs may collect for being readily removed by washing at the compli tion of the shaving operation. The present invention more specifically contemplates the provision of a safety razor of the above kind which may be readily kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and wherein simple and eflicient means is provided for readily permitting removal or application of the razor blade.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, and the invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein the same reference characters indicate the same parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a developed perspective view showing the various parts of the present razor separated and in relative position for assembly.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the assembled razor constructed as illustrated in Figure 1.

ticularly to Figures 1 to '1 inclusive, the present safety razor includes a handle-forming body meluding a main outer section 5 and a removable Figure 3 is a side elevational view looking upwardly at Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view of the razor as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a central longitudinal section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a transverse section taken on line H of Figure 5.

Figure '1 is a transverse section taken on line '|-1 of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a view partly in central longitudinal section and partly in side elevation, of a modifled form of the invention.

Referring in detail to the drawings, and parinner end section 6. The body is of flat elongated block-like form and provided with rounded edges, as well as preferably tapering smaller or narrower from the outer to the inner end, as illustrated in Figures 2 and 4. The body sections may be conveniently molded of plastic material so that the inner portion of the main outer section 5 is formed with a central chamber 8 that opens through the inner end of said section 5 and is adapted to receive a quantity of razor blades for storing them in a conveniently accessible position. The inner end of body section 5 is preferably reduced, as at 9, the innerbody section 6 being removably fltted over this reduced end so as to form a closure for the chamber 8.

The body is provided with a rather blunt wide outer end, and a rabbet ill is formed in the surface of the outer end of the body so as to extend for a greater .portion of the width of said end 7 and to provide a shoulder against which the razor disposed with its major portion within this slot or recess'is a knurled circular knob l3 having the inner end of a spindle ll secured therein. In this embodiment of the invention, the recess or slot l2 is-preferably. provided in the back of the body and does not extend entirely through the latter. The body is provided with a suitable bore 15 longitudinally thereof and centrally between the sides of the same, and the inner portion of this bore is enlarged to receive the projecting forward end portion of spindle ll. This outer end of spindle I4 is provided with an axial threaded socket l6 adapted to threadedly receive the threaded free end portion I! of a shank l8 centrally carried by and projecting inwardly from a blade-clamping plate IS. The shank l8 projects through the forward smaller portion of bore l5 and .is preferably of elliptical or oval cross section for snug reception within a. notch 2|! provided in the back edge of the blade I I, thereby preventing turning of the blade relative to the shank It. If desired, the clamping plate 2| may have projecting lugs on its inner face, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure l, and the blade ll may have slots 22 to receive these lugs when the plate I! is'in clamping position with respect to the blade. Also, the lugs 2| may enter grooves 23 provided in the wall of the rabbet II which forms the abutment shoulder for the blade ll.

'lustratedinl'lgures In this way, the blade H and clamping plate 18 maybe effectively restrained against tendency to turn about the axis of the shank ll when the blade and clamping plate are being drawn inwardly to clamped position. The latter is eifected by centering the threaded end ll of shank l8 relative to the socket I of spindle II and then rotating the latter to thread the end I] into socket l8 by'actuation of knob It. when in clamp ing position, the .plate It is also within the rabbet lland snugly drawn against the blade ll. Reverse rotation of knob II will eirect disconnecflon of the clamping plate I! from spindle ll so that the blade may be removed. However, the arrangement is preferably such that the lugs 2| disengage from the slots 22 of the blade before the threaded end I! of shank it becomes detached from the spindle ll, thereby permitting removal of the blade ll without entirely removins the clamping plate ll.

active edge portion of theblad'e II. This permits I completion of the shaving operareoessllisofawidthoo oftherabbetllsoastoextend fulllemthoi'thebladell. v Whil'etheinventionhasbeendescribedandil- 1 to 'l as embodied in a Figured. Inthateventarecessflmaimilarto ll, simplyprovidedinboth flat surm latter is manned bymaking the slot raaor, as generally illustrated sure for the chamber Ia being indicated at la. Obviously, the front outer end of the body, in Figure 8 may have a recess to receive the blade Ha and clamping plate [9a that is in the form of a groove rather than a rabbet in that it opens through both flat faces of the body. However. it is only necessary to allow the rarlor blade to abut the end of the body, as

. From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction and operation, as well as the advantages of the present inven'tion, will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. Minor changes in details of construction illustrated and described are contemplated, such as fall within the spirit and sc pe of the invention as claimed. 7 i

What I claim is:

1. A safety razor comprising a flat elongated block-like body having rounded edges and adapted to form a handle, said body having a broad outer end providing a seat for a razor blade and being provided with a recess in its outer portion, said recess extending to the blade seat and affording a space for the rearward e and acflat 9.2 g ii? 3. A safety razor comprising a block-like body having rounded inwardly within the forward portion of said bore and threadedly enrg sedinthe'socketofsaid ll ndlesaidbodyiurther-having a recess in the outer portion of its front surface leading rearwardly from the blade for the rearward e a'ocumulationloi soap and hairs from the blade, and a transverse guardbarestendingacmm'andspaeediromthe. v bottom of said recess directly behind the blade.

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